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May Fishing Scene Heats Up for Variety of Anglers
Steve McCadams
For May 3, 2024
Catfish are on the prowl. Bluegill and shellcracker are spawning and on the beds. Bass activity has held up well too. Crappie are in post-spawn phase but still biting. Once May arrives the fishing scene heats up across Kentucky Lake for a wide variety of fishermen. Just about everyone can ... Read More...
All Around The Spawn!
Brandon Hunter
For May 2, 2024
The water temperatures are warming up and everything has greened up. You know what that means in the spring? Spawn! This time of year the smallmouth and largemouth are in full blown spawn mode with some of the spawn starting to wind down. Crappie are pretty well done, and the big bluegills and ... Read More...
Bass Get Spooked When Spawning - Stealth Fishing is Key
Scott McGlinchey
For April 29, 2024
April has come and is almost gone. April is a big spawning month. The smallmouth should be done with spawning and the largemouth bass and crappie started their spawning cycles two weeks ago. On Kentucky and Barkley Lakes when fish spawn that activity can come in waves, meaning there will be ... Read More...
Majority of Crappie Continue to Spawn
Doug Wynn
For April 29, 2024
Hey folks from the Excel 230 Elite. Better weather is making for great fishing for my clients. Wind is still a factor some days but the bad days seem to be getting fewer. The surface temps have been slow to gain back what they lost last week. Most sunny days are seeing late afternoon ... Read More...
Best Crappie Bite In Years
John Morgan
For February 19, 2024
After a long cold spell with below freezing temperatures for almost 9 days in January, things are really looking up here on Kentucky Lake. This past year was a great improvement from the prior two years. This year looks to be even better than last. I'm seeing more bait fish for this time of year ... Read More...
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